Julie Sarton, DPT, WCS

Sarton Physical Therapy

Dr. Julie Sarton is among the nation’s foremost experts on the pelvic floor. She founded Sarton Physical Therapy in 2011 with the vision to provide hope and healing to patients suffering with all forms of pelvic floor dysfunction and pain with the best possible staff and evidence-based treatment. The clinic has grown rapidly, treating patients from across the country and even internationally, and is the only clinic in California with 4 advanced board-certified pelvic health and orthopedic physical therapists. Dr. Sarton was in the very first class of physical therapists to achieve advanced board-certification in women's health, and has more than 20 years of experience in the field, successfully treating thousands of complex patients ( both men and women). Through the years, Julie has had the opportunity to work closely with many of the nation’s prominent physicians and physical therapists in pelvic floor dysfunction. She has lectured professionally at The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Society for Urondynamics and Urology, The American Urogynecologic Society, UC Irvine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Loma Linda University. Dr. Sarton earned her bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University and was awarded her doctorate from Creighton University in 1996 as part of the nation’s first doctorate program in physical therapy. A published author, Julie’s work has appeared in prestigious peer-reviewed journals such as The Journal of Sexual Medicine, The Female Patient, and Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 2006, she was honored with the “Rising Star in Medicine” Award from Women Sage. Considered an expert in pelvic pain, she has been featured on The Discovery Health Channel’s Berman and Berman show and in the Orange County Register. Dr. Sarton co-founded the Pelvic Floor Sexual Medicine conference, bringing together practitioners from Southern California who treat pelvic floor disorders. Julie is a member of the International Pelvic Pain Society, the Interstitial Cystitis Association, The American Physical Therapy Association, The American Urogynecologic Society and the National Vulvodynia Association.